Yes, it's time to "fall back" once again, as Daylight Saving
Time comes to an end on Sunday, Nov. 3. You'll gain an hour of sleep, but you
might risk being that guy that shows up an hour early to something on Sunday if
you forget about the time change.

No one wants to be that guy.

Daylight Saving Time officially comes to an end early Sunday
morning, at 2 a.m., turning Nov. 3 into a 25 hour day. At that time, folks with
the sort of electronic clocks that automatically adjust to DST will see their
clocks shift to 1 a.m. All the others will need to set their clocks back
manually.

Or, if you forgot to "spring forward" an hour back in March
when DST started, you can just do nothing! Sometimes, procrastination can
really pay dividends.

If you're less of the kind of person that is asleep at 2
a.m. and more of the kind of person who is at a bar at 2 a.m. on a Sunday
morning, there's more good news: the bar stays open for another hour!

Of course, if you're a bartender, that means you have to
work another hour ... with people who are drinking for another hour.

Whatever your occupation, remember Daylight Saving Time will
come to an end on Sunday Nov. 3, and we'll fall back one hour.

While you're falling back, don't forget to change the
batteries in your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors. The Consumer
Products Safety Commission recommends changing
the batteries on DST start and end days.

(Speaking of DST start day: If you're wondering when DST will kick in
again, you need only wait until March 9 to "spring forward" again.)

Most places in the United States, including Alabama, observe
DST. But some places don't: Arizona and Hawaii don't observe DST, Arizona for
energy reasons and Hawaii because it wouldn't make much difference there. Many
U.S. island territories do not participate in the practice.

DST became a national program in 1967, and was most recently
changed in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. That law extended DST by several
weeks, changing the DST start date from the first Sunday in April to the second
Sunday in March, and changed the end date from the last Sunday in October to
the first Sunday in November.

That change went into effect in 2007.

Here's a helpful video
explaining some of the quirks of Daylight Saving Time. Another note: If you were
unaware, the lyrics that began this post are from "The Rocky Horror Picture
Show," specifically the "Time
Warp" song.